Background The Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) is a cognitive test that is commonly
used as part of the evaluation for possible dementia. Objectives To determine the diagnostic …

Among the most difficult of separations of metal ions are the intra- and intergroup separation
of Ianthanides and trivalent actinides. Yet environmental concerns related to radioactivity, …

Reagents and methods that have been developed during the past 20 years for
hydrometallurgical partitioning of actinides from different types of transuranium (TRU) wastes and …

Despite myriad improvements in the care of hospitalized patients, a decline in renal function
remains a common event. Renal function in 4,622 consecutive patients admitted to the …

The importance of structural complexity in coral reefs has come to the fore with the global
degradation of reef condition; however, the limited scale and replication of many studies have …

… Our own measurements of efficiency between 2 K and 300 K show that the decline in efficiency
begins at ux) K. The radiative efficiency of our material at 300 K is still high [3], and the fit …

… The right of Kate Nash to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in … Unni
Pillai, Noortje Marres, Manoranjan Mohanty, Zee Nash, Anne Phillips, Alan Scott, Anna Marie …

Mycobacterium abscessus infections tend to respond poorly to macrolide-based chemotherapy,
even though the organisms appear to be susceptible to clarithromycin. Circumstantial …

… K denotes parameter K of the von Bertalanffy growth equation. Underlying sample sizes are
as follows: calcium, n = 170 biologically independent samples; iron, n = 173; selenium, n = …

The social psychological literature on threat and defense is fragmented. Groups of researchers
have focused on distinct threats, such as mortality, uncertainty, uncontrollability, or …